Wednesday, May 17, 2023 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
The Gaudet Committee announces the awarding of 24 community grants for the 2023 program year. The Gaudet Community Grant provides funding for not-for-profit agencies that create, manage, and expand educational opportunities for African-American children within the...
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
November 9, 2022 Dear brothers and sisters, Grace and peace to you in our Lord Jesus Christ. At the 185th Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana, I shared the story of the design of my Episcopal ring. As the granddaughter of Greek immigrants, this...
Monday, August 1, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
The Gifts Committee of the Diocesan Transition process announces the solicitation of funds to help purchase the vestments and other Episcopal symbols for the new bishop. Canon Shannon Duckworth will need vestments and other signs and symbols of the Office of Bishop to...
Monday, July 11, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Office of Public Affairs The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana has received notification from Presiding Bishop and Primate Michael B. Curry that Bishop-elect Shannon Rogers Duckworth has received the required majority of consents in the canonical consent process detailed...
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 | Community Ministry, Diocesan News
The Gaudet Committee announces the awarding of 18 community grants for the 2022 program year. The Gaudet Community Grant provides funding for not-for-profit agencies that create, manage, and expand educational opportunities for African-American children within the...
Saturday, May 14, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Transcript of the acceptance address Bishop-elect Duckworth made to the Electing Convention: Let us pray:Most loving and Merciful God, source of all wisdom and understanding, we thank you for your continued presence among the diocese of Louisiana this and every day....
Saturday, May 14, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News, Out and About in EDoLA
First Woman to Be Elected Bishop in The Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana The Rev. Canon Shannon Rogers Duckworth was chosen XII Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana during a special convention on May 14, 2022, at Christ Church Cathedral, New Orleans. She was...
Thursday, April 14, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Dear Faithful People of the Diocese, Blessings to you as we make our way through Holy Week and enter the joy of celebrating the Resurrection. We are pleased to share with you videos submitted by the two candidates for the 12th Bishop of Louisiana. More information can...
Monday, April 11, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Dear Faithful People of the Diocese of Louisiana, Our Petition Process concluded on Friday, April 8, and no additional applications for bishop were received. The Standing Committee is therefore pleased to announce that our slate for bishop is complete and includes the...
Friday, April 1, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Dear Faithful People of the Diocese of Louisiana, The Standing Committee is very pleased to announce the following slate of candidates for the Twelfth Bishop of Louisiana (listed in alphabetical order by last name): The Rev. Frederick DuMontier Devall IVRector of St....
Monday, March 21, 2022 | Diocesan News, Out and About in EDoLA
St. Margaret’s was founded 50 years ago this year. A weekend-long celebration was held culminating in a festive Holy Eucharist and reception on March 20th. Below you will find photographs from the Sunday morning Eucharist celebration.
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Our diocese traces its roots to 1803 when 45 Protestants voted to form a new congregation (what is now Christ Church Cathedral) and the vast majority of parishioners voted Episcopal over Presbyterian and Methodist. It would take until 1838 for the Diocese of Louisiana...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Hello from your Transition Committee! We are one of the three bodies tasked with finding, electing and installing the XII Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. The Search and Nominating Committee will wrap up their work at the end of March by presenting their nominees...
Thursday, February 10, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
A biweekly update from the Search and Nominating Committee Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Diocese, On Sundays, parishioners pray the Prayers of the People in which “. . .we remember Michael, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and Morris, Bishop of...
Thursday, February 3, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Bishop Thompson, the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana announced in March last year that he is retiring in November 2022. The Diocese includes the two largest metro areas in Louisiana, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, along with smaller churches from Innis to...
